Top 10 best Universities in South Korean

There are a numerous of universities and colleges in South Korea, most of which are concentrated in major cities such as Seoul, Daejeon, Pohang, Busan… These universities offer diverse courses to students to choose from design, economic, arts to sciences, technology and biology. Below are some best universities that you should research when considering to study in South Korea.

Seoul National University – Seoul

- Seoul National University was established in 1946 as the first modern and national university in Korea.
- The university was ranked 42nd in the world by QS World University Rankings.
- The major courses in Seoul National University include college of Business, Colleges of humanities, Colleges of Social Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, College of Fine Arts…

KAIST – Daejeon

- The university is one of the most popular public research universities in South Korean.
- KAIST was built in 1971 by Korean Government with the support of American policymakers. The university opened as the first nation research oriented science and engineering institution.
- The main courses of KAIST are college of Culture, Business, Engineering, Technology, Information and Media…

Pohang University of Science and Technology – Pohang

- The university is one of the well-known private universities in South Korea.
- In the year 2013, Pohang University of Science and Technology was ranked 1st in its 100 under 500 Young Universities in South Korea.
- Pohang University of Science and Technology is mainly focusing on research and education in science and technology.

Yonsei University – Seoul

- The university is a private research University in Seoul, South Korea.
- It is one of three “Sky” universities which built since 1885. Also it considers as one of the oldest universities in Korea country.
- Yonsei University has two main campuses in Seoul and Songdo, and a small campus in Gangwon.
- All courses in Yonsei University are teaching in both Korean and English languages.

Korea University – Seoul

- Established in the year 1905, Korea University is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in South korea.
- Currently, the university contains over 20,000 undergraduate students and about 5,000 graduate students.
- The major courses of Korean University are Law, Economics and Journalism.

Pusan National University – Busan

- The university is also well-known as Busan National University which was founded in the year 1946.
- Similar with other SKY university, Pusan National University is comprehensive with the right at 2 dozen colleges at the undergraduate level.
- Pusan National University has a separate admissions program for international students.

Ewha Womans University – Seoul

- The university is the largest institutions of higher education and currently the world’s largest women educational institute.
- Ewha Womans University was founded in the year 1886 and be considered as the most prestigious universities in South Korea.
- The major courses at Ewha Womans University are liberal Arts, Education, Law, Pharmacy, Business…

Hanyang University – Seoul

- Hanyang University is one of the first nation engineering institutes which built in the year 1939.
- The university is ranked 7th in South Korea, 33rd in Asia and 249th in the world by World University Ranking in the year 2012.
- Each year the university welcomes over 1,700 international students.

Sungkyunkwan University - Seoul

- Sungkyunkwan University is a private university which is investment by Samsung Group.
- The university has been opened since 1939 as a Confucian school and best know as a place of higher institution during Joseon Dynasty.
- Sungkyunkwan University offers undergraduate programs in Medicine, Engineering, Humanities…

Chung-Ang University – Seoul

- Chung-Ang University is famous in the fields of theatre studies, film studies and photography.
- The university is ranked 12th in South Korea and 71st in Asia in 2013 by the world university ranking.
- Currently, Chung-Ang University is teaching many courses in Business, Pharmacy, Mass Communication, Advertising & PR, Drama & Film Studies …